An evening of talks will take place in Belmullet, Co Mayo on 27th March @ 19:30 in the Belmullet Civic Centre, Belmullet. This is a evening hosted by CMRC and IWDG on the work of both groups in the area. CMRC have been monitoring marine mammals in Broadhaven Bay as part of the Corrib Gas
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Update 20 March 2014 An article in today's Irish Examiner has been brought to our attention by concerned readers. See link below http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/public-warned-not-to-swim-with-jumpy-doolin-dolphin-262417.html So it's a good opportunity to re-state our consistent positon on this welfare matter. Why shouldn’t I swim with the Doolin Dolphin…or any dolphin? The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG)
Update 20 March 2014 An article in today's Irish Examiner has been brought to our attention by concerned readers. See link below http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/public-warned-not-to-swim-with-jumpy-doolin-dolphin-262417.html So it's a good opportunity to re-state our consistent positon on this welfare matter. Why shouldn’t I swim with the Doolin Dolphin…or any dolphin? The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG)
Between 10-13 May 2007 a humpback whale was photographed inshore, close to Texel Island in the Wadden Sea, Netherlands. On 28 September 2007 a small humpback whale (5-6m in length) was photographed by Conor Ryan during a whale-watching trip off Toe Head, County Cork, Ireland. Images were compared with those in the IWDG Humpback Whale
Between 10-13 May 2007 a humpback whale was photographed inshore, close to Texel Island in the Wadden Sea, Netherlands. On 28 September 2007 a small humpback whale (5-6m in length) was photographed by Conor Ryan during a whale-watching trip off Toe Head, County Cork, Ireland. Images were compared with those in the IWDG Humpback Whale
Irish Times picks up on IWDG concerns http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/coveney-plays-down-dutch-supertrawler-s-presence-off-west-coast-1.1719586 4 March 2014 IWDG are concerned about ongoing fishing by some of the largest trawlers in the world in Irish waters. Reports that the world’s second largest super-trawler has arrived in Irish waters for the annual blue whiting campaign increases this concern. The MFV Margiris is 143m
Irish Times picks up on IWDG concerns http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/coveney-plays-down-dutch-supertrawler-s-presence-off-west-coast-1.1719586 4 March 2014 IWDG are concerned about ongoing fishing by some of the largest trawlers in the world in Irish waters. Reports that the world’s second largest super-trawler has arrived in Irish waters for the annual blue whiting campaign increases this concern. The MFV Margiris is 143m
A new study confirms that bottlenose dolphins inhabiting offshore waters in Ireland are a separate population to those occurring inshore. The study just published in the journal Molecular Ecology by French researcher Marie Louis and collaborators analysed samples from 381 bottlenose dolphins either stranded or biopsy sampled from Scotland to the south of Portugal and
A new study confirms that bottlenose dolphins inhabiting offshore waters in Ireland are a separate population to those occurring inshore. The study just published in the journal Molecular Ecology by French researcher Marie Louis and collaborators analysed samples from 381 bottlenose dolphins either stranded or biopsy sampled from Scotland to the south of Portugal and
Check out the incredible images and diversity recorded this autum in the Porcupine seabight off southwest Ireland. Maren Reichelt and Mick Baines were working as MMO and PAM operators from July to September during a seismic survey of the Porcupine. Common and offshore bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales and fin and blue whales demonstrate the rich abundance